Sooo....Did anyone get a brain in the mail? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Sooo....Did anyone get a brain in the mail? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Joethesmita
05-26-07, 04:29 PM So I just got a box in the mail that was from Wizards of the Coast....It had a plushy brain in it with the writing:

MOCTODSDR

AZIWTAXAM

EELG

did anyone else get this because I'm pretty sure that it might be a puzzle...or it might be a bomb.
Britt
05-26-07, 04:38 PM Yes, I did. They aren't going out to everyone apparently, though I have no idea how they are picking the recipients. Each brain I'm guessing would cost about 2 to 3 USD to make, package, and ship, so there's no way they are sending them to everyone. I think it has something to do with an upcoming project of some kind, but I don't know. Do a search on 'Gleemax' and that should give you some insight.

I was respondent #62, apparently.
gomeztoo
05-26-07, 04:51 PM Try Wikipedia.
Yummm. Brains.....
kenobi65
05-26-07, 05:47 PM Got one, as well.

Someone has too much time (and money) on their hands. :P

Read the words backwards.
just_be_glad_now
05-26-07, 08:26 PM So Britt, did you get a reply from gleemax at wizards.com? Has anyone?
Britt
05-26-07, 08:34 PM Yes I did. Respondent #62. Didn't really say much other than that I would be getting further information later.
Zanzibax
05-26-07, 08:35 PM So I just got a box in the mail that was from Wizards of the Coast....It had a plushy brain in it with the writing:

MOCTODSDR

AZIWTAXAM

EELG

did anyone else get this because I'm pretty sure that it might be a puzzle...or it might be a bomb.

All your thoughts are belong to us!
magebeast
05-26-07, 10:33 PM Somebody else sent something out about it. I never actually received a football, but I totally sent an e-mail anyway.

I was respondent #10.
_metz_
05-27-07, 12:39 AM I wish, trying to write two papers, could do with a brain in the mail...

:P
nobodez
05-27-07, 08:30 AM Well, my mom (yes, I live with my parents) got one in the mail, and when she sent off her e-mail she didn't get a response (which, after reading this thread, seems odd).

Did anyone else not get a response?
DerekSTheRed
05-27-07, 11:04 AM One of the players at the Gameday I run managed to be respondent #2. This is a copy of the email that he posted:

"YOU ARE RESPONDENT NUMBER 2. I WOULD COMMEND YOU, THOUGH I SUSPECT IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH YOUR PROXIMITY TO MY MAIL MINIONS THAN YOUR MENTAL CAPACITY.

HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE A HIGH PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD. FURTHER
INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW.

GLEEMAX"

I thought it was funny that "Gleemax" thought he knew someone in the mail room considering we live in the state of Texas not Washington.

Derek
kenobi65
05-27-07, 12:01 PM Did anyone else not get a response?

I didn't, either. I suspect that only the first X respondents (possibly 100) got responses. Either that, or "Gleemax" is off for the weekend. ;)
lostpike
05-27-07, 02:03 PM http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/as41
Britt
05-27-07, 03:22 PM They were sent from Texas, which is what he is implying. I received the same comment, along with another comment about my question about how a brain uses email.

They seemingly are only going out during business hours, so if you didn't get an email in before Friday afternoon, you likely won't receive a response until Monday, if at all.
magebeast
05-27-07, 06:16 PM My e-mail took offense to calling his habitation module a "jar".
Zanzibax
05-27-07, 09:15 PM My e-mail took offense to calling his habitation module a "jar".

He must have felt quite a bit of "amniotisty" toward you.

Of course, someone said formeldehyde, but ... :smirk:
DerekSTheRed
05-27-07, 11:01 PM They were sent from Texas, which is what he is implying. I received the same comment, along with another comment about my question about how a brain uses email.

They seemingly are only going out during business hours, so if you didn't get an email in before Friday afternoon, you likely won't receive a response until Monday, if at all.

I had no idea they were being shipped from Texas. I just assumed the shipping would be coming from the same state as the corporate offices. Obviously, that was a bad assumption.

Derek
Britt
05-27-07, 11:06 PM Many of their shipments actually come from TX. I think the cards might be printed elsewhere, but I know books are printed in TX.
Shandronas
05-28-07, 04:35 AM Oh thank god. I mentioned this to a couple folks in my LG group and they all looked at me like I was insane. Received it on Friday, no response yet.
clannagh
05-28-07, 07:37 PM It does seem a wee bit magic related rather than D&D.

I doubt the "first 100 reponses" idea is true unless they are wanting to end up with a sample almost entirely from the continental united states.
kenobi65
05-28-07, 09:10 PM I doubt the "first 100 reponses" idea is true unless they are wanting to end up with a sample almost entirely from the continental united states.

Well, we'll see if the rest of us start getting e-mail replies from "Gleemax" when the WotC offices re-open tomorrow morning. :)
Redfist
05-28-07, 09:57 PM Yup... I got a brain today...
bitznarf
05-28-07, 09:58 PM If anyone finds one with my name on it, let me know. I lost mine several years back.
kenobi65
05-28-07, 10:06 PM If anyone finds one with my name on it, let me know. I lost mine several years back.

I got one here...is your name Abby somebody-or-other? ;)
Listen2Reason
05-29-07, 02:13 PM Brain'd!

(I got one.)
Genghis Cohen
05-29-07, 08:32 PM I don't have a brain.
I feel unloved by a marketing department. :(
RedKnightofKet
05-29-07, 09:25 PM I emailed Gleemax, despite not having a brain (hold for laughs), and I am respondent 435.
frupton
05-30-07, 01:32 AM My brain arrived in the mail today.

I don't know how I got along so many years without it.
Zanzibax
05-30-07, 06:32 AM I emailed Gleemax, despite not having a brain (hold for laughs), and I am respondent 435.

Now I know you weren't supposed to do that.

Gleemax will be most displeased...and you've probably destroyed the reason for the mailing if others copy this example.
RedKnightofKet
05-30-07, 11:15 AM Now I know you weren't supposed to do that.

Gleemax will be most displeased...and you've probably destroyed the reason for the mailing if others copy this example.

Or, Gleemax will be most pleased - more followers without having to pay for postage and such :D
_metz_
05-30-07, 11:17 AM Or, Gleemax will be most pleased - more followers without having to pay for postage and such :D

The brain was probably a reward for something, or some weird form of recruitment drive ala google puzzle.

meh, you'll find out :) They should know who they sent brains to anyways.
LGMoses
05-30-07, 12:41 PM All hail Gleemax :D
Timlagor
05-30-07, 01:06 PM I also wrote to inform him of the inadequacy of his minions.
Zanzibax
05-30-07, 02:09 PM Or, Gleemax will be most pleased - more followers without having to pay for postage and such :D

1: :ton:
2: :coolcthul
3: :invasion:
Britt
05-30-07, 03:23 PM www.gleemax.com

Someday, this will do something:
:gleemax:
kenobi65
05-31-07, 12:12 AM Did anyone else get a bizarre quiz via e-mail from Gleemax?
jhorred
05-31-07, 12:37 AM I did. It looks like it'll require some time researching on the the internet.
Britt
05-31-07, 12:45 AM It doesn't take much time. Just figure out a few of them and you can extrapolate the rest.
jhorred
05-31-07, 01:02 AM It doesn't take much time. Just figure out a few of them and you can extrapolate the rest.

I'm guessing it spells something...
LGMoses
06-01-07, 02:08 AM so, I asked Gleemax the other day if he had any connection to Dnd cuz currently, he's only related to Magic. To qoute His Cerebralness, Gleemax, to find him in dnd we should "Look to 4th edition".

I'm doing as Gleemax asked, but my original zeal from thinking I may recieve swag has really flagged.
Rerednaw
06-01-07, 05:17 PM Well now I know why all I never got a response...all my e-mails:

From : <postmaster@mail.hotmail.com>
Sent : Friday, June 1, 2007 12:49 PM
To : <omitted to reduce my spam>
Subject : Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: from bay0-omc2-s28.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.164]) by bay0-imc3-s26.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2444); Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:49:03 -0700
X-Message-Info: LsUYwwHHNt3660MmjhEvYg2f34OAemlKo3tIN7eP JcamNpup0I+lGWnj2zsL8DXu
X-DSNContext: 7ce717b1 - 1386 - 00000002 - C00402D1
Return-Path: <>
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jun 2007 19:49:03.0978 (UTC) FILETIME=[E8635CA0:01C7A485]

Figures.
Zanzibax
06-01-07, 05:51 PM Ah Ha!

You no longer exist.

However, you have helped *me* tremendously.

MUHAHAHAHAAAA!

Gleemax will fall.
Hariman
06-01-07, 06:06 PM I got one in the mail yesterday. I sent an e-mail but I haven't received a reply yet.
Genghis Cohen
06-02-07, 09:43 AM "Gleemax" sounds like the name of a karaoke machine.

Buy your Gleemax 2000 today and get an extra microphone and a CD of Michael Bolton songs for free!
Zanzibax
06-02-07, 01:34 PM "Gleemax" sounds like the name of a karaoke machine.

Buy your Gleemax 2000 today and get an extra microphone and a CD of Michael Bolton songs for free!

It's a lipstick.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Joethesmita 05-26-07, 04:29 PM	So I just got a box in the mail that was from Wizards of the Coast....It had a plushy brain in it with the writing: MOCTODSDR AZIWTAXAM EELG did anyone else get this because I'm pretty sure that it might be a puzzle...or it might be a bomb.
Britt 05-26-07, 04:38 PM	Yes, I did. They aren't going out to everyone apparently, though I have no idea how they are picking the recipients. Each brain I'm guessing would cost about 2 to 3 USD to make, package, and ship, so there's no way they are sending them to everyone. I think it has something to do with an upcoming project of some kind, but I don't know. Do a search on 'Gleemax' and that should give you some insight. I was respondent #62, apparently.
gomeztoo 05-26-07, 04:51 PM	Try Wikipedia. Yummm. Brains.....
kenobi65 05-26-07, 05:47 PM	Got one, as well. Someone has too much time (and money) on their hands. :P Read the words backwards.
just_be_glad_now 05-26-07, 08:26 PM	So Britt, did you get a reply from gleemax at wizards.com? Has anyone?
Britt 05-26-07, 08:34 PM	Yes I did. Respondent #62. Didn't really say much other than that I would be getting further information later.
Zanzibax 05-26-07, 08:35 PM	So I just got a box in the mail that was from Wizards of the Coast....It had a plushy brain in it with the writing: MOCTODSDR AZIWTAXAM EELG did anyone else get this because I'm pretty sure that it might be a puzzle...or it might be a bomb. All your thoughts are belong to us!
magebeast 05-26-07, 10:33 PM	Somebody else sent something out about it. I never actually received a football, but I totally sent an e-mail anyway. I was respondent #10.
_metz_ 05-27-07, 12:39 AM	I wish, trying to write two papers, could do with a brain in the mail... :P
nobodez 05-27-07, 08:30 AM	Well, my mom (yes, I live with my parents) got one in the mail, and when she sent off her e-mail she didn't get a response (which, after reading this thread, seems odd). Did anyone else not get a response?
DerekSTheRed 05-27-07, 11:04 AM	One of the players at the Gameday I run managed to be respondent #2. This is a copy of the email that he posted: "YOU ARE RESPONDENT NUMBER 2. I WOULD COMMEND YOU, THOUGH I SUSPECT IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH YOUR PROXIMITY TO MY MAIL MINIONS THAN YOUR MENTAL CAPACITY. HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE A HIGH PLACE IN THE NEW WORLD. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW. GLEEMAX" I thought it was funny that "Gleemax" thought he knew someone in the mail room considering we live in the state of Texas not Washington. Derek
kenobi65 05-27-07, 12:01 PM	Did anyone else not get a response? I didn't, either. I suspect that only the first X respondents (possibly 100) got responses. Either that, or "Gleemax" is off for the weekend. ;)
lostpike 05-27-07, 02:03 PM	http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/as41
Britt 05-27-07, 03:22 PM	They were sent from Texas, which is what he is implying. I received the same comment, along with another comment about my question about how a brain uses email. They seemingly are only going out during business hours, so if you didn't get an email in before Friday afternoon, you likely won't receive a response until Monday, if at all.
magebeast 05-27-07, 06:16 PM	My e-mail took offense to calling his habitation module a "jar".
Zanzibax 05-27-07, 09:15 PM	My e-mail took offense to calling his habitation module a "jar". He must have felt quite a bit of "amniotisty" toward you. Of course, someone said formeldehyde, but ... :smirk:
DerekSTheRed 05-27-07, 11:01 PM	They were sent from Texas, which is what he is implying. I received the same comment, along with another comment about my question about how a brain uses email. They seemingly are only going out during business hours, so if you didn't get an email in before Friday afternoon, you likely won't receive a response until Monday, if at all. I had no idea they were being shipped from Texas. I just assumed the shipping would be coming from the same state as the corporate offices. Obviously, that was a bad assumption. Derek
Britt 05-27-07, 11:06 PM	Many of their shipments actually come from TX. I think the cards might be printed elsewhere, but I know books are printed in TX.
Shandronas 05-28-07, 04:35 AM	Oh thank god. I mentioned this to a couple folks in my LG group and they all looked at me like I was insane. Received it on Friday, no response yet.
clannagh 05-28-07, 07:37 PM	It does seem a wee bit magic related rather than D&D. I doubt the "first 100 reponses" idea is true unless they are wanting to end up with a sample almost entirely from the continental united states.
kenobi65 05-28-07, 09:10 PM	I doubt the "first 100 reponses" idea is true unless they are wanting to end up with a sample almost entirely from the continental united states. Well, we'll see if the rest of us start getting e-mail replies from "Gleemax" when the WotC offices re-open tomorrow morning. :)
Redfist 05-28-07, 09:57 PM	Yup... I got a brain today...
bitznarf 05-28-07, 09:58 PM	If anyone finds one with my name on it, let me know. I lost mine several years back.
kenobi65 05-28-07, 10:06 PM	If anyone finds one with my name on it, let me know. I lost mine several years back. I got one here...is your name Abby somebody-or-other? ;)
Listen2Reason 05-29-07, 02:13 PM	Brain'd! (I got one.)
Genghis Cohen 05-29-07, 08:32 PM	I don't have a brain. I feel unloved by a marketing department. :(
RedKnightofKet 05-29-07, 09:25 PM	I emailed Gleemax, despite not having a brain (hold for laughs), and I am respondent 435.
frupton 05-30-07, 01:32 AM	My brain arrived in the mail today. I don't know how I got along so many years without it.
Zanzibax 05-30-07, 06:32 AM	I emailed Gleemax, despite not having a brain (hold for laughs), and I am respondent 435. Now I know you weren't supposed to do that. Gleemax will be most displeased...and you've probably destroyed the reason for the mailing if others copy this example.
RedKnightofKet 05-30-07, 11:15 AM	Now I know you weren't supposed to do that. Gleemax will be most displeased...and you've probably destroyed the reason for the mailing if others copy this example. Or, Gleemax will be most pleased - more followers without having to pay for postage and such :D
_metz_ 05-30-07, 11:17 AM	Or, Gleemax will be most pleased - more followers without having to pay for postage and such :D The brain was probably a reward for something, or some weird form of recruitment drive ala google puzzle. meh, you'll find out :) They should know who they sent brains to anyways.
LGMoses 05-30-07, 12:41 PM	All hail Gleemax :D
Timlagor 05-30-07, 01:06 PM	I also wrote to inform him of the inadequacy of his minions.
Zanzibax 05-30-07, 02:09 PM	Or, Gleemax will be most pleased - more followers without having to pay for postage and such :D 1: :ton: 2: :coolcthul 3: :invasion:
Britt 05-30-07, 03:23 PM	www.gleemax.com Someday, this will do something: :gleemax:
kenobi65 05-31-07, 12:12 AM	Did anyone else get a bizarre quiz via e-mail from Gleemax?
jhorred 05-31-07, 12:37 AM	I did. It looks like it'll require some time researching on the the internet.
Britt 05-31-07, 12:45 AM	It doesn't take much time. Just figure out a few of them and you can extrapolate the rest.
jhorred 05-31-07, 01:02 AM	It doesn't take much time. Just figure out a few of them and you can extrapolate the rest. I'm guessing it spells something...
LGMoses 06-01-07, 02:08 AM	so, I asked Gleemax the other day if he had any connection to Dnd cuz currently, he's only related to Magic. To qoute His Cerebralness, Gleemax, to find him in dnd we should "Look to 4th edition". I'm doing as Gleemax asked, but my original zeal from thinking I may recieve swag has really flagged.
Rerednaw 06-01-07, 05:17 PM	Well now I know why all I never got a response...all my e-mails: From : <postmaster@mail.hotmail.com> Sent : Friday, June 1, 2007 12:49 PM To : <omitted to reduce my spam> Subject : Delivery Status Notification (Failure) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from bay0-omc2-s28.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.164]) by bay0-imc3-s26.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2444); Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:49:03 -0700 X-Message-Info: LsUYwwHHNt3660MmjhEvYg2f34OAemlKo3tIN7eP JcamNpup0I+lGWnj2zsL8DXu X-DSNContext: 7ce717b1 - 1386 - 00000002 - C00402D1 Return-Path: <> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jun 2007 19:49:03.0978 (UTC) FILETIME=[E8635CA0:01C7A485] Figures.
Zanzibax 06-01-07, 05:51 PM	Ah Ha! You no longer exist. However, you have helped me tremendously. MUHAHAHAHAAAA! Gleemax will fall.
Hariman 06-01-07, 06:06 PM	I got one in the mail yesterday. I sent an e-mail but I haven't received a reply yet.
Genghis Cohen 06-02-07, 09:43 AM	"Gleemax" sounds like the name of a karaoke machine. Buy your Gleemax 2000 today and get an extra microphone and a CD of Michael Bolton songs for free!
Zanzibax 06-02-07, 01:34 PM	"Gleemax" sounds like the name of a karaoke machine. Buy your Gleemax 2000 today and get an extra microphone and a CD of Michael Bolton songs for free! It's a lipstick.